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The fact that he had yet to take down the Dou Huang-level brat in front of him was already causing Protector Xuan considerable embarrassment.
After all, he was one of the few high-level combatants on their side.
And on this battlefield, there were still quite a few powerhouses from both camps nearby.
Those experts, even while battling, would occasionally glance toward the confrontation between him and this young man.
If the fight dragged on too long, it would seriously damage his prestige as a Hall of Souls Protector in the Black-Corner Region.
Thinking of this, he began to hesitate—should he use that technique?
Boom!
Just as that thought flickered in his mind, an explosion suddenly thundered out from the battlefield where Tian Huo Zun Zhe was fighting.
A tangible shockwave of energy rapidly spread in all directions.
Two figures—one gold, one silver—were blasted away like meteors, smashing into a distant mountain range.
Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding crowd, the two shot straight into the dense forest covering the mountains.
The sheer force of the impact created a powerful burst of wind upon collision.
Within a radius of over a hundred meters, trees, shrubs, and even wildlife were all blasted away at terrifying speed.
Seeing the Gold and Silver Brothers lose so quickly to Tian Huo Zun Zhe only served to further enrage the already furious Protector Xuan.
His gaze pierced through the thick cloud of smoke in the distance and locked onto the two fallen figures.
Gritting his teeth in fury, Protector Xuan cursed loudly, "Trash! Useless trash! Always bragging about your perfect teamwork and ability to fight above your level—and yet you couldn't even hold off a Five-Star Dou Zong for a moment!"
Of course, in fairness, he was being a bit unjust to the Gold and Silver Brothers.
True, they had grown up together and shared a deep connection.
They had cultivated the same technique and possessed genuine power to fight above their level.
Against an ordinary Five-Star Dou Zong, their synergy, combined with a Mid-Grade Earth Class Dou Technique, would have allowed them to stall the opponent, if not win outright.
But this time, their opponent was no ordinary enemy—he was once a peak-level Five-Star Dou Zun!
Whether in battle awareness, experience, or techniques...
The two brothers were completely outmatched by Tian Huo Zun Zhe.
So their swift defeat—was actually the normal outcome.
After seriously injuring them, Tian Huo Zun Zhe, whose battle experience spanned centuries, naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip away.
With a few precise swings of his illusory longsword, several soul energy sword beams—each over ten meters wide—slashed down toward the two unconscious brothers on the ground.
"Trash..."
Even as he muttered another insult under his breath, Protector Xuan couldn't help but act. His figure flashed and darted toward the pit where the Gold and Silver Brothers had crashed.
Of course, he wasn't going there to save them—he was going to collect their souls.
After all, if he could harvest the souls of two Dou Zong-level experts, and then perform a Hall of Souls secret art on them...
He might be able to temporarily gain power equivalent to a Seven-Star or even Eight-Star Dou Zong!
At that point, no matter what tricks that brat had up his sleeve, he would still die by his hand!
But how could Lin Feng not guess his intention?
With a sharp flap of his bone wings, his figure flickered, silver lightning crackling at his feet. In the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of Protector Xuan.
"Hehe... Protector Xuan, where are you going? We haven't finished our fight yet."
As he spoke, Lin Feng casually waved his hand, sending a blazing ball of emerald fire shooting out.
It blocked Protector Xuan's path, forcing him to halt in midair.
"You—!"
Seeing his path cut off, Protector Xuan nearly exploded with rage. He was so furious that he could hardly form words.
This brat, up to now, hadn't truly injured him...
But even though the other party hadn't truly injured him, the fact that this brat could continuously stall him—while his teammates were being picked off one by one—left Protector Xuan feeling deeply aggrieved.
After all, if all his comrades were wiped out, he'd be left alone on the battlefield. And at that point, it wasn't impossible for the enemy to gang up on him and deal him serious damage.
Still, when faced with the exotic flame Lin Feng had just thrown, he had no choice but to halt his advance.
With a sharp flick of his hand, thick metal chains burst from behind him and shot forward, blocking the emerald flames.
Swoosh~
Just as Protector Xuan blocked the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame, a faint tearing sound suddenly rang out from his right.
Several slightly translucent sword beams came streaking in from the mountain range where the Gold and Silver Brothers had crashed.
"Hmph!"
Sensing the incoming soul sword aura, Protector Xuan let out a cold snort. The black mist around him churned violently.
In the blink of an eye, the mist condensed into a massive, pitch-black palm over ten meters wide, which he shoved horizontally to block the sword beams.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the sword beams hacked into the black palm, thunderous explosions echoed through the sky.
The pitch-black handprint grew increasingly transparent with every impact.
Finally, when the last sword beam struck, both it and the palm dissipated into nothingness.
"Here."
While the two were clashing with Dou Techniques, Tian Huo Zun Zhe had silently appeared beside Lin Feng.
Without another word, he casually tossed over two corpses—one gold, one silver.
"Hehe, two more Dou Zong corpses in the bag."
Catching the bodies, Lin Feng raised a hand, drawing them into his grasp.
He stripped the storage rings from their fingers and tossed them directly into his Serene Sea Storage Ring.
As for the souls within—now wasn't the time. That would have to wait until after the battle was over.
In the distance, Protector Xuan's blood-red eyes glinted faintly as he watched Lin Feng store away the corpses of the Gold and Silver Brothers.
His expression suggested he was seriously weighing something.
After a moment of silence, Protector Xuan suddenly said in a coaxing tone, "Kid, hand over the bodies and souls of the Gold and Silver Brothers, and I swear I won't come after your soul. I might even help you kill Old Ground Demon Ghost. How about it?"
"You bastard! Is this what Hall of Souls calls 'honor'!?"
Hearing this, Old Ground Demon Ghost couldn't hold back anymore and roared furiously from afar.
Those two female Dou Zong cultivators he was fighting were already difficult to deal with.
But if Protector Xuan were to suddenly switch sides to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion...
Then the enemy would have fourDou Zong on their side.
Two of them were even at the Five-Star and Six-Star levels!
The thought of being surrounded by that many Dou Zong-level opponents made even a Seven-Star Dou Zong like Old Ground Demon Ghost feel a chill run down his spine.
Still, no matter how much resentment he harbored toward Protector Xuan at this moment...
He couldn't just sit back and watch the man switch sides to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
During a lull in the fighting, Old Ground Demon Ghost tried to persuade him: "Protector Xuan, if you help them kill me, then Lin Feng definitely won't let you go either. You'll just become his next target."
But Protector Xuan completely ignored his advice.
Instead, he kept his eyes fixed on Lin Feng, his voice taking on an almost gentle tone. "Kid, think it over. Hand over the corpses and souls of the Gold and Silver Brothers, and I'll help you right away.
Letting a Six-Star Dou Zong fight on your side is well worth the trade. It's not like you'll get much use out of their corpses and souls anyway. But for me... they're invaluable."
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